Armissan

Armissan (Occitan: Armissan) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.

Armissan
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Armissan
Armissan
Armissan
Coordinates: 43°11′17″N 3°05′50″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementNarbonne
CantonLes Basses Plaines de l'Aude
IntercommunalityLe Grand Narbonne
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Gérard Kerfyser
Area
1
12.51 km2 (4.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,520
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
11014 /11110
Elevation3–195 m (9.8–639.8 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Armissannais or Armissannaises [2]

Geography

Armissan is part of the urban area of Narbonne and is located just 2 km east of the city immediately south of Vinassan and inside the Regional Natural Park of Narbonne. Access to the commune is by road D68 from Narbonne passing through the town and continuing south-east to join the D168 to Narbonne-Plage at the southern border of the commune. The D168 from Narbonne to Narbonne-Plage also passes through the south of the commune. There is also the D31 going south from Vinasson through the west of the commune to join the D32. The A9 autoroute passes through the west of the commune but has no exit - the nearest exit is Exit 37 at Narbonne. The commune has large forests in the south-west and in the north with the rest of the commune farmland.[3]

The Ruisseau Mayral with many tributaries flows through the village west to join a network of canals west of the A9.

Neighbouring communes and villages

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History

Heraldry
Arms of Armissan
 Blazon:

Ermine, in fesse fusilly Or and Azure.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors[4]

FromToNamePartyPosition
20012020Gérard Kerfyser

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 1,520 inhabitants.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 281—    
1800 472+7.69%
1806 418−2.00%
1821 443+0.39%
1831 439−0.09%
1836 493+2.35%
1841 511+0.72%
1846 520+0.35%
1851 526+0.23%
1856 545+0.71%
1861 582+1.32%
1866 685+3.31%
1872 633−1.31%
1876 725+3.45%
1881 905+4.54%
1886 921+0.35%
1891 917−0.09%
1896 873−0.98%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 905+0.72%
1906 859−1.04%
1911 796−1.51%
1921 804+0.10%
1926 846+1.02%
1931 851+0.12%
1936 738−2.81%
1946 576−2.45%
1954 609+0.70%
1962 636+0.54%
1968 713+1.92%
1975 687−0.53%
1982 935+4.50%
1990 1,252+3.72%
1999 1,211−0.37%
2007 1,506+2.76%
2012 1,547+0.54%
2017 1,520−0.35%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE[6]

Economy

The commune is part of the Languedoc AOC.

Sites and monuments
Remain of Saint Peter's church
  • The Remains of the Church of Saint Peter (Middle Ages) are registered as an historical monument.[7]
  • The Chateau of Armissan
  • The War Memorial (20th century) is registered as an historical object.[8]

The Church of Saint-Etienne contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

  • The Tombstone of René de Chefdebien (1615)[9]
  • Statues (18th-19th century)[10]
  • An Altar Painting: Saints Pierre and Etienne (17th century)[11]
  • A box for holy oils (1684)[12]
  • A Ciborium (1654)[13]
  • A Ciborium (17th century)[14]
  • A Bronze Bell (1732)[15]
  • A Sacristy Washbasin (15th century)[16]
  • A Statue/Reliquary: Saint Roch (18th century)[17]
  • 4 Altar Candlesticks and a Cross (17th century)[18]
  • 6 Altar Candlesticks and a Cross (17th century)[19]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Inhabitants of Aude (in French)
  3. Google Maps
  4. List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. Données Cassini, EHESS
  6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00102538 Remains of the Church of Saint Peter (in French)
  8. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM11000051 War Memorial (in French)
  9. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM11002131 Tombstone of René de Chefdebien (in French)
  10. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11001710 Christ on the Cross PM11001709 Saint Francis of AssisiPM11001708 Saint EtiennePM11001707 Saint RochPM11001706 Saint JosephPM11002735 Saint Germaine de Pibrac(in French)
  11. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11001705 Altar Painting: Saints Pierre and Etienne (in French)
  12. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11001704 Box for holy oils (in French)
  13. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11001695 Ciborium (in French)
  14. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11001694 Ciborium (in French)
  15. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11001693 Bronze Bell (in French)
  16. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002595 Sacristy Washbasin (in French)
  17. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002594 Statue/Reliquary: Saint Roch (in French)
  18. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002593 4 Altar Candlesticks and a Cross (in French)
  19. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002592 6 Altar Candlesticks and a Cross (in French)
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